https://rd-alliance.org/ - https://twitter.com/resdatall The Research Data Alliance Vision Researchers and innovators openly share data across technologies, disciplines, and countries to address the grand challenges of society. Mission RDA builds the social and technical bridges that enable open sharing of data. https://rd-alliance.org/ - https://twitter.com/resdatall

RDA Recommendations that make data work “Create - Adopt - Use” Adopted code, policy, specifications, standards, or practices that enable data sharing “Harvestable” efforts for which 12-18 months of work can eliminate a roadblock Efforts that have substantive applicability to groups within the data community but may not apply to all Efforts that can start today RDA Principles Openness Consensus Balance Harmonization Community Driven Non-profit https://rd-alliance.org/ - https://twitter.com/resdatall

RDA in a Nutshell What? RDA is an international organization focused on the development of infrastructure and community activities that reduce barriers to data sharing and exchange, and the acceleration of data driven innovation worldwide. Who? With more than 4,300 members globally representing more than 111 countries, RDA includes data science professionals from multiple disciplines, including but not limited to academia, library sciences, earth science, astronomy and meteorology.    Any individual or organization, regardless of profession or discipline, with an interest in reducing the barriers to data sharing and exchange can join at https://rd-alliance.org/get-involved.html Why? Members come together through self-formed, volunteer, focussed Working Groups, exploratory Interest Groups to exchange knowledge, share discoveries, discuss barriers and potential solutions, explore and define policies and test as well as harmonise standards to enhance and facilitate global data sharing. RDA offers a platform to Contribute to an exciting and global discussion on removing the barriers to data sharing Contribute to and adopt the practical development of concrete solutions Access an extraordinary network of colleagues with a broad expertise in data-driven innovation Enhance the quality and effectiveness of your research & work How? Join RDA. It’s free and you just register on rd-alliance.org collaborative platform, subscribe to RDA Guiding Principles https://rd-alliance.org/user/register Join the RDA WGs & IGs and follow the activites , contribute, answer to the RfC and take part in the plenaries https://rd-alliance.org/creating-and-managing-rda-groups.html @resdatall - www.rd-alliance.org